Steven Bartlett

Is there any such thing as an entrepreneur in the sense of, you know, people always ask me, they say, can anyone be an entrepreneur and a founder? And there's so many different types of companies one can start these days that it's a quite tricky question to answer.

But do you think anyone, because there's going to be people listening to this now that are in their managers and companies that, you know, that they're working in a law firm or whatever, and maybe they've got an idea. I mean, everyone's got an idea. And they don't know if they're the type of person that should pursue it or not. Is there a framework one can run through to decide that?

But do you think anyone, because there's going to be people listening to this now that are in their managers and companies that, you know, that they're working in a law firm or whatever, and maybe they've got an idea. I mean, everyone's got an idea. And they don't know if they're the type of person that should pursue it or not. Is there a framework one can run through to decide that?

So with your analogy of evading the beach, how do you know what beach to invade? Like, how do you know if you've got a good idea and how do you know what a good idea is? Because most people, as I said, listen to this, they've got a business idea. Yeah. And how do they know if it's good?

So with your analogy of evading the beach, how do you know what beach to invade? Like, how do you know if you've got a good idea and how do you know what a good idea is? Because most people, as I said, listen to this, they've got a business idea. Yeah. And how do they know if it's good?

And part of the issue they often have is they've heard anecdotally or they've seen that someone else is already doing it. So they go, oh gosh, it's already been done.

And part of the issue they often have is they've heard anecdotally or they've seen that someone else is already doing it. So they go, oh gosh, it's already been done.

So it looks like they're shopping because, I mean, for most people that use LinkedIn now, you don't see it as I'm looking for another role. Exactly. But back then people did. 2003.

So it looks like they're shopping because, I mean, for most people that use LinkedIn now, you don't see it as I'm looking for another role. Exactly. But back then people did. 2003.

I was going to say, so if everybody thinks it's a good idea, it's probably not a big idea.

I was going to say, so if everybody thinks it's a good idea, it's probably not a big idea.

It's much more challenging to be a big idea. Interesting. Really interesting.

It's much more challenging to be a big idea. Interesting. Really interesting.

Because it's funny because when people pitch to you, they say, I've asked everybody and everybody thinks it's great. Yes. So that's probably an indicator that it's probably not big or they're bullshitting.

Because it's funny because when people pitch to you, they say, I've asked everybody and everybody thinks it's great. Yes. So that's probably an indicator that it's probably not big or they're bullshitting.

2003.

2003.

2000, 2003, and then really- May 5th, 2003 is when we turned it on.

2000, 2003, and then really- May 5th, 2003 is when we turned it on.

Wow. And back then, was it a social network as it is now, where there's a news feed and people talking to each other? Or was it more of a-